2009 Mr. Olympia

The 2009 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2009 held September 24–27, 2009 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

2009 Mr. Olympia
GenreProfessional bodybuilding competition
BeginsSeptember 24, 2009
EndsSeptember 27, 2009
VenueOrleans Arena
Location(s)Las Vegas, Nevada
CountryUnited States
Previous event2008 Mr. Olympia
Next event2010 Mr. Olympia
Organized byIFBB

Results

PlacePrizeNameCountry1+234Points
1$200,000Jay Cutler 55515[1]
2$100,000Branch Warren 16161446
3$75,000Dexter Jackson 10181947
4$50,000Kai Greene 13192254
5$40,000Phil Heath 24171455
6$30,000Víctor Martínez 30303090
7$18,000Ronny Rockel 354378
8$17,000Toney Freeman 384280
9$16,000Hidetada Yamagishi 4557102
10$14,000Moe El Moussawi 5152103
11$4,000Melvin Anthony 6044104
11$4,000Silvio Samuel 4955104
13$4,000Gustavo Badell 5359112
14$4,000Dennis James 6171132
15$4,000Markus Rühl 6372136
16$2,000Troy Alves 8080
16$2,000Darrem Charles 8080
16$2,000Ahmad Haidar 8080
16$2,000Michael Kefalianos 8080
16$2,000Martin Kjellström 8080
16$2,000Joel Stubbs 8080
16$2,000Bill Wilmore 8080
16$2,000Dennis Wolf 8080

Notable events

  • Jay Cutler became the first bodybuilder in Mr. Olympia history to reclaim his title after losing to Dexter Jackson in 2008.
  • Dexter Jackson, defending his 2008 championship, came in 3rd losing by one point to a vastly improved Branch Warren
  • Cutler first performed his famous quad stomp (before his abs and thigh pose) in a prejudging comparison with Jackson.[2]

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